- The far West seems like any area west of the U.S that is uninhabited and not settled by the American people.
includes: plains, forests, land that wasn't being used, deserts
West of the Mississippi River
people: Mexicans, Chinese (Asians) French, British Canadians
diverse land: climates, geography
land of opportunity
What is the frontier?
- In my opinion it's definitely a part of the Far West, but in regards to the lands that were actually useful in terms of constructing communities and raising crops and cattle. We'd say the frontier was more of an idea/concept in the Far West (as it's mentioned in Cowboy culture), than an act\ual area/location.
seen as: the next step of settlement, also a place of opportunity
frontier = idea of what's next, land that hasn't been explored or settled, idea of adventure + mystery, possibility/opportunity
railroad (man-made technology) + buffalo (natural resource) + Chinese (foreign labor group) = connected to the Far West
Myth + Reality Chart Discussion: 12/17/10
Myth:
cowboys: adventurous, exciting, successful, shooting at Native Americans
mining = get rich quick
West = uncivilized+bearen Mid-west, a regular climate
land was free, easy to obtain, easy to be successful with
Reality:
often boring, low-paid, lonely
mining = low success rates
West = already consisted of many civilizations/societies, diverse land + climates
land was hard to maintain, if economic times got worse they'd have to abandon their land and move on
Chapter 17 Preview: Industrial Supremacy
- the 2nd Industrial Revolution (1851 - 1906)
- post Civil War, late 19th-century
- machines, new products, new inventions: the birth of modern industry (types of industries such as oil, automobiles; types of businesses/corporations) - The birth of: Modern American Capitalism
Oil: Rise of the Petroleum Industry
Automobiles: Henry Ford
Steel: New Stee Production Techniques, Pitsburgh
Business - Corporations, Rapid Corp. Consolidation
Social Darwinism - Survival of the Fittest, Justifying the Status Quo
Opposition to Female Employment
the Self-Made Man + the Myth of the Self-Made Man
Andrew Carnegie (steel), John Rockefeller (oil), J.P. Morgan (Financial consolidation/help)
Chapter 16
Key Terms:
in binder
Questions:
Define: 12/16/10
What is meant by the Far West?
- The far West seems like any area west of the U.S that is uninhabited and not settled by the American people.
What is the frontier?
- In my opinion it's definitely a part of the Far West, but in regards to the lands that were actually useful in terms of constructing communities and raising crops and cattle. We'd say the frontier was more of an idea/concept in the Far West (as it's mentioned in Cowboy culture), than an act\ual area/location.frontier = idea of what's next, land that hasn't been explored or settled, idea of adventure + mystery, possibility/opportunity
railroad (man-made technology) + buffalo (natural resource) + Chinese (foreign labor group) = connected to the Far WestMyth + Reality Chart Discussion: 12/17/10
Myth:Reality:
Chapter 17 Preview: Industrial Supremacy
- the 2nd Industrial Revolution (1851 - 1906)- post Civil War, late 19th-century
- machines, new products, new inventions: the birth of modern industry (types of industries such as oil, automobiles; types of businesses/corporations)
- The birth of: Modern American Capitalism
12/21/10: